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'Don't resign in solidarity with Nelson Chamisa,' CCC MPs told
The National Standing Committee of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has directed its party representatives in parliament and councils to continue carrying out their responsibilities, rejecting ...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 18:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's treasury stalls devolution projects
The non-disbursement of devolution funds has resulted in local authorities being unable to initiate or complete numerous development projects, as reported by acting Auditor-General Rheah Kujinga. A Va...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Council swearing-in exposes CCC hypocrisy
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s inconsistencies and politics of grandstanding without substance have been exposed following the swearing-in of its newly elected councillors in Bulawayo yeste...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 06:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean voters deserve respect
FOR probably the first time in its history, Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party will go into an election without a manifesto in a clear demonstration of its disdain for voters.Zanu-PF, which has b...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 12 | by Kholwani Nyathi
Mnangagwa says victory is certain in Bulawayo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that victory is certain for the ruling Zanu-PF party in Bulawayo after Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentary candidates were banned from contesting in...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 19:02hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Printing of the Presidential ballot paper begins
PRINTING of ballot papers for the presidential election has commenced following the conclusion of all court cases related to the election last week, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has confirm...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 22:18hrs | 15 | by Erick Matotoba
Printing of Zimbabwe presidential ballot papers begins
PRINTING of ballot papers for the presidential election has commenced following the conclusion of all court cases related to the election last week, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has confirm...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ballot printing on course
PRINTING of ballot papers that will be used during the August 23 harmonised polls has commenced, but the process is being delayed by election-related cases that are before the courts.In an int...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Flurry of court cases casts shadow on August 23 polls
A string of court cases challenging processes leading to the August 23 elections has raised the spectre of Zimbabwe holding another disputed poll with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's challengers compla...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:46hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
2 court applications to remove Saviour Kasukuwere from ballot
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on Friday published the final list of candidates to take part in general elections on August 23, even as legal challenges continue to the presence of some candi...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 09:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere - X Factor in the August presidential poll
AFTER deftly defying the odds to secure nomination to contest the August presidential election - against frontrunners President Emmerson Mnangagwa and main opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa - Savio...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF shaping Bulawayo's development agenda?
BULAWAYO, once dominated by the opposition, is now witnessing a shift as Zanu-PF takes the lead in shaping its development agenda. With an astounding 193 candidates successfully filing nominat...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to launch campaign in Ndabaningi Sithole's territory
Zanu-PF will tomorrow launch its election campaign in Chipinge, home to one of the ruling party's founding fathers, Reverend Ndabaningi Chakandiwana Sithole, who was recently conferred with National H...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nomination courts sit to register candidates for Zimbabwe's 2023 elections
The Nomination Court will tomorrow, 21 June 2023, sit countrywide to register candidates for this year's harmonised elections.Candidates for the Presidential, House of Assembly, Senate (women ...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF names candidates for Matebeleland North provincial council
ZANU-PF Matebeleland North province has selected 10 candidates who will represent the party in the Provincial Council in line with the country's Constitution.The Constitution provides for a ne...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Election nomination fees gazetted
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) said it is going through the final phases of cleaning the voters' roll of mistakes noted during the inspection period and getting it ready for use in the harmon...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elections nomination Court to sit on Wednesday
The Nomination Court will sit on Wednesday and political parties planning to field candidates in all wards and constituencies will need to fork out about US$230 800, or the equivalent in local currenc...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to elect provincial council members
Zanu-PF has directed its districts across the country to nominate two people that will be candidates for the Provincial Council ahead of the sitting of the Nomination Court on June 21.Speaking...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ploy to stop opposition from contesting
Zanu-PF does not want opposition political parties to participate in the August 23 elections, which is why the government approved the exorbitant nomination costs that candidates must pay to the Zimba...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 18:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's harmonised elections: Die is cast
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday proclaimed August 23, 2023, as the day on which harmonised elections will be held, opening the door for political parties' to start their campaigns in earnest and ending ...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Parly mulls returning voter registration to RG's Office
The position taken during the inclusive Government to migrate voter registration from the Registrar-General to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has created a lot of red tape through duplication of du...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drivers' licence impasse in Electoral Bill debate
Parliament is next week expected to resume debate on contentious clauses in the Electoral Amendment Bill after a marathon and heated sitting which started on Thursday afternoon last week went into ear...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ready for elections
POLICE will ensure that the forthcoming harmonised elections are conducted in a peaceful manner and will deal with any situation that may arise, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, ...Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt departmental heads need indoctrination, says War vet
OUTSPOKEN war veteran, Max Mkandla says all government departmental heads in their respective provinces should be sent to the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology for Zanu-PF indoctrination following th...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elections will be held between July 26 and August 26
This year's harmonised elections will be held between July 26 and August 26, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has revealed.President Mnangagwa is expected to p...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 13:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi stages demo against candidate nomination fees
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) staged a demonstration at Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) offices in Bulawayo against the candidate nomination fees. ZEC's nomination fees were gazetted...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for political tolerance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday called for political tolerance among politicians aspiring to contest in the 2023 harmonised elections.The President also said parliamentarians should swiftly atte...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Driver's licence not official ID for voting
The Electoral Amendment Bill, which seeks to relax registration requirements for voters ahead of next year's harmonised elections and amend several provisions of the main Act to bring it to conformity...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Devolution fund the new Zanu-PF feeding trough
MILLIONS of United States dollars under the devolution funds are exposed to looting by government hawks who are brazenly violating the constitution and undermining public procurement processes, a new ...Published: 06 Sep 2022 at 19:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Parly approves Mthuli Ncube's 2022 supplementary budget
PARLIAMENT has approved the 2022 supplementary budget presented by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube two months ago.In July, Ncube announced a $929 billion supplementary budget, with 53% ($492,8 b...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt under fire over Matebeleland projects
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of marginalising Matebeleland region after a breakdown of programmes undertaken by his government since 2021 showed that the region has the least number o...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Storm over govt fire tender deal
THE decision by government to acquire fire tenders from Belarus on behalf of local authorities at questionable prices has torched a storm, with observers pointing to possible corruption.In a c...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc toothless
CORRUPTION remains the single most successful institution in the country employing several thousands of people, particularly those in high offices and their hangers-on.Media houses are doing a...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:42hrs | 1 | by Muzokomba villager
Zanu-PF ready for internal polls
Zanu-PF is now geared to hold provincial elections with contestants expected to submit their curriculum vitaes (CVs) in their respective provinces as from the 17th of December 2021.Speaking at...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 23:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Khupe takes Mwonzora, MDC-T to court
MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe has dragged party leader Douglas Mwonzora to court seeking an interdict aimed at stopping her recall from Parliament.In a joint urgent application filed at...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Khupe rift explodes
MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe has dragged party leader Douglas Mwonzora to court in a bid to stop him from recalling from parliament.Khupe jointly filed the application at the Bulawayo ...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Treasury urged to release quarterly operational budgets
PARLIAMENT has called on the Finance ministry to release quarterly operational budgets to line ministries to enable them to operate efficiently.Finance and Budget Portfolio Committee chairpers...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo demands improved funding for devolution
BULAWAYO residents have called on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to allocate more resources towards devolution to ensure its full implementation in line with the Constitution.The call was made ...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt must be serious about devolution
DEVOLUTION means transferring power and authority from central government to lower tiers of government, especially local authorities and provincial councils.The government, despite having said...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:13hrs | 3 | by Harare Residents Trust
'Mnangagwa speech hot air'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said that the country's economy was on rebound, with this year's projections indicating over 7,8% economic growth, but opposition MPs rubbished his claims, accus...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Law is tool for development'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday laid down the legislative agenda for the Fourth Session of the Ninth Parliament which will see a number of Bills which include the consideration of legislation relating t...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents associations champion voter mobilisation
RESIDENTS' associations countrywide have resolved to engage in a massive voter mobilisation campaign to ensure that the majority of citizens participate in the 2023 elections. About 20 residents' orga...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:30hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
All Zanu-PF provinces endorse Mnangagwa
ALL Zanu-PF provinces have endorsed President Mnangagwa as the ruling party's presidential candidate in 2023 elections in a major show of confidence in his leadership following the advent of the New D...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo politicians 'weak'
A BULAWAYO-faith-based organisation, Habbakuk Trust has accused local politicians of being "politically weak" and unable to advance the devolution agenda in the region.The new Constitution ado...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 18:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Matebeleland politicians not pushing enough on devolution'
CIVIC society organisations operating in Matebeleland have accused politicians from the region of lacking stamina to push for implementation of devolution of power as enshrined in the Constitution....Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blocked from banning regime change NGOs
The government has been interdicted from interfering with or suspending Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).Harare Provincial Development Coordinator Tafadzwa Mugwadi in June ordered NGOs op...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Jobs, tenders for locals, Bulawayo mayor
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni yesterday said the local authority was forging ahead with a deliberate local empowerment policy where local jobs and tenders would be reserved for locals to ensure a quick...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
NGOs take govt to court over ban
NON-GOVERNMENTAL Organisations (NGOs) that were recently ordered to stop their operations by the government over failure to submit their work have challenged the directive at the High Court, setting t...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NGOs call govt to order
A COALITION of 10 youth civic society organisations (CSOs) has vowed that it will not take orders from Harare provincial development coordinator Tafadzwa Muguti and implored Local Government minister ...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe NGOs to defy Mnangagwa govt directives
NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations (NGOs) operating in Harare yesterday hit back at Harare Metropolitan provincial development coordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti saying he had no mandate to order them to r...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
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